20 movies like Dreamer, ordered by similarity : Buffalo 66(1998), Big Night(1996), Junior Bonner(1972), Wheeler(2017), Borg vs. McEnroe(2017), Rudy(1993), Northern Soul(2014), The Fox and the Hound(1981), Dream Horse(2020), Atlantic City(1980), Everyday People(2004), The Diary of a Teenage Girl(2015) ...
5.6/10
Drama
USA
1979
91 Minutes
Tim Matheson Susan Blakely Jack Warden Richard B. Shull Barbara Stuart Owen Bush Marya Small Matt Clark John Crawford
bowler coach bowling alley owner girlfriend waiter champion charming confident spirited engaging small town bowling alley restaurant pool hall aspirations bowling ambition determination championship rise
Up and coming professional bowler trying to win a tournament against a grizzled veteran bowler.
7.5/10
Drama
USA|Canada
1998
112 Minutes
Vincent Gallo Christina Ricci Anjelica Huston Ben Gazzara Kevin Corrigan Mickey Rourke Rosanna Arquette Jan-Michael Vincent
convict girl mother father ex-girlfriend cool amusing engaging suspenseful buffalo, n.y. house bowling alley prison family dysfunction impersonation redemption football bowling false accusations revenge
After being released from prison, Billy is set to visit his parents with his wife, whom he does not actually have. This provokes Billy to act out, as he kidnaps a girl and forces her to act as his wife for the visit.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1996
107 Minutes
Stanley Tucci Minnie Driver Ian Holm Isabella Rossellini Tony Shalhoub Stanley Tucci Marc Anthony Allison Janney Caroline Aaron Campbell Scott Larry Block
chef restaurant manager restaurant owner girlfriend wife brother winsome engaging spirited new jersey seaside restaurant american dream restaurant competition family small business rivalry quest 1950s
New Jersey, 1950s. Two brothers run an Italian restaurant. Business is not going well as a rival Italian restaurant is out-competing them. In a final effort to save the restaurant, the brothers plan to put on an evening of incredible food.
6.8/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1972
100 Minutes
Steve McQueen Robert Preston Ida Lupino Ben Johnson Joe Don Baker Barbara Leigh Mary Murphy Bill McKinney Sandra Deel Don "Red" Barry Dub Taylor
rodeo rider father brother mother spirited engaging arizona rodeo small town aging family dysfunction competition rodeo aspirations father/son relationship sports rivalry underdog 1970s
Ace Bonner returns to Arizona several years after he abandoned his family, Junior Bonner is a wild young man. Against the typical rodeo championship, family drama erupts.
5.9/10
Drama, Music
USA
2017
100 Minutes
aspiring musician texan friend musician townsperson cowboy charming confident emotional engaging inspiring positive texas nashville, tenn. town stage music stage aspirations country music big break
An aspiring musician from Kaufman, Texas travels to Nashville with the lifelong dream of trying his hand at country music.
6.9/10
Drama
Sweden|Denmark|Finland
2017
108 Minutes
Sverrir Gudnason Shia LaBeouf Stellan Skarsgård Tuva Novotny Ian Blackman David Bamber Jane Perry Roy McCrerey Robert Emms Scott Arthur
tennis player rival coach girlfriend emotional gripping intense rousing shocking wimbledon monaco tennis court bar coach tennis training championship coach/athlete relationship perseverance discipline
The story of the 1980 tennis rivalry between the placid Björn Borg and the volatile John McEnroe.
7.5/10
Drama
USA
1993
113 Minutes
Sean Astin Ned Beatty Charles S. Dutton Robert Prosky Lili Taylor Jon Favreau Jason Miller Christopher Reed Greta Lind Scott Benjaminson Ron Dean
football player student father tutor best friend coach uplifting charming rousing university of notre dame indiana small town factory football college athletics ambition father/son relationship perseverance growing up underdog
Rudy has always been told that he was too small to play college football. But he is determined to overcome the odds and fulfill his dream of playing for Notre Dame.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
UK
2014
102 Minutes
Elliot James Langridge Josh Whitehouse Antonia Thomas Jack Gordon James Lance Christian McKay Ricky Tomlinson Lisa Stansfield Steve Coogan Alex Esmail John Thomson
friend teen boy bleak amusing engaging gritty inspiring raw spirited northern england high school nightclub small town soul music dance passion teenage rebellion ambition underground scene adventure
Set in 1974, an authentic and uplifting tale of two friends whose horizons are opened up by the discovery of black American soul music.
7.3/10
Animation, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1981
83 Minutes
Ted Berman
fox dog owl bird widow hunter charming emotional heartwarming spirited countryside woods unusual friendship conflict of interest loyalty growing up rivalry transformation 20th century
A little fox named Tod, and Copper, a hound puppy, vow to be best buddies forever. But as Copper grows into a hunting dog, their unlikely friendship faces the ultimate test.
5.7/10
Drama
UK
2020
102 Minutes
Toni Collette Damian Lewis Joanna Page Nicholas Farrell Raj Paul Peter Davison Owen Teale Darren Evans
cleaner bartender neighbor friend husband accountant passionate confident engaging incredible racetrack horse track horse racing financial scheme investment championship horse breeding pursuit rise sacrifice
Dream Alliance is an unlikely race horse bred by small-town Welsh bartender Jan Vokes. With no experience, Jan convinces her neighbors to chip in their meager earnings to help raise Dream in the hopes he can compete with the racing elites.
7.3/10
Drama
France|Canada
1980
104 Minutes
Burt Lancaster Susan Sarandon Kate Reid Michel Piccoli Hollis McLaren Robert Joy Al Waxman Robert Goulet Moses Znaimer Angus MacInnes Sean Sullivan
pretty woman mobster husband drug dealer criminal engaging spirited new jersey waterfront atlantic city, n.j. aspirations gambling drug trafficking crime romance aging quest underdog 1970s
In a corrupt city, a small-time gangster and the estranged wife of a pot dealer find themselves thrown together in an escapade of love, money, drugs and danger.
Drama
2004
91 Minutes
Jordan Gelber Bridget Barkan Stephen McKinley Henderson Sydnee Stewart Billoah Greene Reg E. Cathey Stephen Axelrod Iris Little-Thomas Ron Butler Erik LaRay Harvey
restaurant owner restaurant employee patron young man corporate stooge spirited charming brooklyn, n.y. restaurant street social change gentrification restaurant business inner-city life friendship underdog transformation 2000s
Customers and staff (Bridget Barkan, Stephen McKinley Henderson) react to the news of a Jewish restaurateur's (Jordan Gelber) decision to sell his neighborhood eatery to developers.
6.9/10
Drama
USA
2015
102 Minutes
Bel Powley Alexander Skarsgård Kristen Wiig Christopher Meloni Abigail Wait Miranda Bailey John Parsons Madeleine Waters Austin Lyon Quinn Nagle Davy Clements
teen girl cartoonist bohemian mother teen boy charming confident emotional engaging endearing melodramatic offbeat playful spirited wild witty san francisco california coming of age sexual awakening
A teen artist living in 1970s San Francisco enters into an affair with her mother's boyfriend.
7.9/10
Romance, Comedy, Drama, Music
Ireland|UK
2016
106 Minutes
Ferdia Walsh-Peelo Lucy Boynton Jack Reynor Aidan Gillen Maria Doyle Kennedy Mark McKenna Kelly Thornton Ian Kenny Ben Carolan Percy Chamburuka Karl Rice
teen boy teen girl friend band member parent older brother amusing charming cheeky confident engaging inspiring uplifting dublin harbor street city home high school band
A boy growing up in Dublin during the 1980s escapes his strained family life by starting a band to impress the mysterious girl he likes.
7.2/10
Drama
USA
2016
117 Minutes
Jon Voight William Fichtner Lia Marie Johnson George Kosturos Kevin G. Schmidt Gabriel Basso Shannon Collis Courtney Hope Turner Nicholas Guilak
high-school student wrestler hero school principal team member coach emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring moving touching small town california high school gym school bus wrestling new school new town
In 1980, a teenage boy escapes the unrest in Iran only to face more hostility in America, due to the hostage crisis. Determined to fit in, he joins the school's floundering wrestling team.
7.1/10
Drama
USA
2000
99 Minutes
writer photographer friend girlfriend doorman engaging emotional passionate tense greenwich village apartment restaurant friendship jealousy regret aging unemployment writing rivalry rise
Harry and Jake, two unsuccessful writers, spend a cathartic evening arguing about money, aesthetics, their friendship, and Harry's new manuscript.
6.8/10
Biography, Drama
USA
2016
116 Minutes
Miles Teller Aaron Eckhart Katey Sagal Ciarán Hinds Ted Levine Jordan Gelber Amanda Clayton Daniel S. Sauli Christine Evangelista Tina Casciani Liz Carey
boxer champion trainer wife family member friend brash intense uplifting rhode island car hospital room gym house boxing ring boxing accident injury determination training
The inspirational story of World Champion Boxer Vinny Pazienza who, after a near fatal car crash which left him not knowing if he'd ever walk again, made one of sport's most incredible comebacks.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1972
96 Minutes
Stacy Keach Jeff Bridges Susan Tyrrell Candy Clark Nicholas Colasanto Art Aragon Curtis Cokes Sixto Rodriguez Billy Walker Wayne Mahan Ruben Navarro
boxer trainer friend girlfriend gritty dark bleak california gym bar comeback boxing redemption alcoholism friendship aging pursuit rivalry underdog fall
Two men, working as professional boxers, come to blows when their careers each begin to take opposite momentum.
7.9/10
Drama
USA
2014
165 Minutes
Ellar Coltrane Patricia Arquette Ethan Hawke Lorelei Linklater Tamara Jolaine Nick Krause Jordan Howard Evie Thompson
child mother father sister classmate friend charming cool creative classroom backyard bedroom dining room dark room bowling alley growing up life family travel birthdays
The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1973
108 Minutes
George C. Scott Faye Dunaway John Mills Jack Palance Bill Lucking Harvey Jason Ted Gehring Cliff Osmond Rafael Campos Woodrow Parfrey John Hudkins
businessman woman fighter father love interest friend spirited engaging amusing confident offbeat oklahoma oil well abuse of power territorial disputes oil business determination land dispute greed discovery
In 1913, in Oklahoma, oil derrick owner Lena Doyle (Faye Dunaway), aided by her father (Sir John Mills) and a hobo (George C. Scott), is stubbornly drilling for oil despite the pressure from major oil companies to sell her land.
8.1/10
Drama
USA
1976
119 Minutes
Sylvester Stallone Talia Shire Burgess Meredith Burt Young Carl Weathers Thayer David Joe Spinell James Gambina Al Silvani George Memmoli
rocky balboa gym owner meatpacker boxer girlfriend loan shark endearing inspiring gripping philadelphia gym freezer boxing ring ambition daunting task boxing love underdog rise 1970s
A small-time boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight a heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
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